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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
4
San Francisco reports that molasses pipe lines are the next development in the sugar business with a big steamship line planning to convert a fleet vessel into a molasses tank steamer. The project will be undertaken in Seattle after preliminary work in Honolulu.
Passengers arriving from Mexican ports report Yaqui Indians used solid gold bullets in clashes with Diaz during the Mexican revolution. In Mazatlan hospitals surgeons found golden pellets in wounds, though few patients could pay the doctors with such rare ammunition.
A Stockton conference set for October 7 will discuss united action on placing county exhibits at the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Representatives from Amador Calaveras Merced Mariposa Stanislaus San Joaquin Tuolumne and Contra Costa counties will explore cooperation and shared exhibits.
Pasadena reports 26 hospital births and 25 home deliveries in September, averaging nearly two births per day. Seventeen hospital births occurred in the final two weeks, easing earlier fears of a baby shortage. In Los Angeles, police approve $150 to light the Taft visit home for two nights to aid patrols by secret service.
A San Francisco wireless station overheard a call from Joi station at Oshishi Island to the liner Chiyo Maru bound for Honolulu. The San Francisco operator connected with Joi, claiming the first transpacific wireless contact, with about 6000 miles separating the stations.
Antarctic explorer Dr. Douglas Mawson reports a vast radium ore lode at Mount Painter South Australia. The deposit runs about three miles long and up to several hundred yards wide, with a quarter of a ton ready for shipment and an estimated net profit per ton of £227. He notes nearby large corundum deposits.
New highs were reached in the coffee market with nearby contracts above 13 cents. Rio No. 7 spot quotes at 1414 cents. Brazil cables say Europe bought Santos coffee yesterday, and a major U.S. roaster bought 100000 bags in the local spot market after the close of trading last night.
The Turkish fleet is described as helpless after Italy’s swift moves blocking the Dardanelles and capturing Tobruk, with falling morale and a note to foreign powers offering concessions to Italy. Reports suggest political shakeups in Constantinople as Washington calls for peace.
George S Schroeber aged 50 died in Jersey City from the weight of his 650 pound body. He was described as the heaviest man in the United States. The report notes the extreme burden of carrying so much bulk.
London reports the death of Joseph Bell a renowned Scottish surgeon born 1837 in Edinburgh and mentor to Conan Doyle at Edinburgh University. Bell guided the creation of Sherlock Holmes and enjoyed studying mysterious crimes.
Dispatches from the Spanish frontier report a growing royalist uprising in northern Portugal. The government admits increasing disturbances as about 6000 royalist forces rally under the deposed monarch Manuel's banner with white and blue banners.
Reports from Douglas Arizona note a bloodless tax revolt in Sonora Mexico targeting Chinese residents. Officials plan crippling taxes to force relocation, with two merchants leaving Agua Prieta as others may follow.
INDIANAPOLIS Oct 11 Mayor Shank has closed a deal for another item.
A carload of potatoes bought from a Wisconsin firm was sold at cost in the city market by the mayor as part of his campaign against commission merchants blamed for high living costs. The shipment was rejected as long rather than round, but the mayor inspected the produce, deemed it of good quality, and purchased it at 67 cents a bushel for delivery to recent buyers.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt plans a Southern California whale hunt at Long Beach as the fall migration brings whales southward. He will use Captain J. D. Loop’s launch to pursue the sport, then return to the hotel porch to await the next alert.
Captain Fred Schroeder of the 400 ton schooner Elviera reports seeing four new islands form near Bolgoslav in northern waters as his ship approached the coast. A column of vapor rose, dust fell, and the newly formed land appeared briefly before fading as the sea settled.
A $1000 banknote circulated through eight holders in Chicago as each believed it to be a $100 bill. The tale began when a teller recorded a discrepancy while balancing a day’s cash and traced the bill to its deposit location. The discovery showed the bill passed through eight people before being identified.
Public land and mining cases notice advertising contact for Interior Department contests. Clark & Wright, registered land lawyers, 902 F Street N W Washington DC offer free information about contests and where to obtain sepip and whocatable on public land without residence or cultivation.
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